Why Digitisation is Key to Rescue SA’s Water Infrastructure
South Africa’s water system is in trouble. In the 2020/21 financial year alone, there were over 55,800 pipe bursts, over a…
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A new Pinterest-like app is curating pretty places into a global social network
People who visit a fancy place for the first time tend to take pictures to document the memory, sometimes by posting…
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Why The Biggest Challenge Start-ups Face Is Not Access To Funding
According to a report published by the World Bank, it was observed that while Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) create…
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Germany has pledged €100 million to SEFA in order to promote private investment in renewable energy
The German government has pledged €100 million to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), demonstrating…
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COVID-19: World Bank approves $11.5bn for Nigeria, others
The World Bank has approved $11.5bn in lending to Western and Central African countries for 98 operations. The World Bank made this…
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9th Angel Fair Africa set for Mauritius in November
The ninth edition of the Angel Fair Africa event will take place in Mauritius in November, with Dr James Mwangi…
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How SA’s abela provides a secure payment platform to the informal economy
South African startup abela is supporting the informal economy with the same autonomy and security that banks offer to the…
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Navigating data privacy legislation in a global society
China, the most populous nation in the world, passed its first significant data privacy legislation in August. Moving forward, any…
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New Zealand Might Launch Its Own Digital Currency
“New Zealand’s central bank is exploring the possibility of issuing a digital currency, saying the benefits it would bring include its…
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9 Horrifying Facts From the Facebook Whistleblower’s New 60 Minutes Interview
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published internal research from Facebook showing that the social media company knows precisely how toxic its…
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Balm.ai is leveraging AI to democratize access to mental healthcare
Over 264 million of the global populations are affected by depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) report. It…
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Ramaphosa Announces Vaccine Passports for SA + All The Details
During his address to the nation on Thursday evening, SA President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Department of Health would…
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Zoom’s $14.7-Billion Deal with Five9 Put On Mute
In July, video conferencing mainstay Zoom announced that it was stepping into its first major acquisition buying cloud call centre service provider…
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WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian Accounts in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour
WhatsApp banned over 2 million accounts in the month of August to curb abuse and prevent harmful behaviour on the…
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How to Nurture Your Leads and Create the Right Customer Journey
Every user has their pain point, and they’re looking for products or services that can help them address that pain…
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Nigeria Innovation Summit backed by NCC, NITDA, Sterling Bank, others
LAGOS; September 30, 2021: The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2021, the virtual edition, scheduled for Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October…
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Al Gore puts $600M into UK Green energy-tech startup Octopus Energy Group
Former Vice President Al Gore has invested $600 million of equity into U.K. energy startup Octopus Energy Group via his Generation Investment Management vehicle,…
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Pan-African fintech startup KamPay launches blockchain-based payments, lottery platform
Pan-African fintech startup KamPay has launched a blockchain-based financial platform that is at the same time a payment system, a…
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Bitcoin Price Climbs to Highest in Nearly Two Weeks
Bitcoin rose on Friday to its highest level since around mid-September, bolstered in part by seasonal factors as well as…
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Amid lawsuit, eNaira website down as CBN postpones launch
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed the launch of the eNaira — its digital currency — slated to launch on…
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Oaklinks.NG launches e-Commerce services to tackle sub-standard products
A Nigerian e-Commerce website developed by a startup, Oaklinks.NG has launched its range of services into the market on the month that…
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Internet Society Foundation launches new grant program to improve connectivity
The Internet Society Foundation has launched a new grant program to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world. Known as the BOLT program,…
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A new payments platform for African currencies is a push for independence from the dollar
High hopes for seamless intra-Africa trade under the terms of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) got a boost this week…
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Zimbabwe cracks down on currency dealers on social media and mobile money platforms
Zimbabwe is cracking down on social media and mobile money platforms to root out alleged “illegal currency dealers” that the…
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Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the current Twitter ban would be lifted, but only if the social…
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TikTok starts flirting with NFTs
The NFT space has had quite the year, and while it can be difficult to separate the billions of dollars…
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NCC, NITDA, GBB, Zoho, others support #AfriTECH2021
Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH) has received support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),…
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Facebook Messenger, Instagram Get Cross-App Group Chat Feature, Group Typing Indicators, More
Facebook has announced a set of new features to enhance integration between Instagram and Messenger. The new features include cross-app…
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South Africans Are “Extremely Bullish” About Crypto – Luno
Cryptocurrency buying and selling platform Luno has conducted a survey of over 1000 of its customers in South Africa in August…
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Africa’s 5 Unicorn Startups – Which Has the Highest Valuation?
Recently, global engineering talent outsourcer Andela reached the highly exalted status as a unicorn startup – a startup with a…
